Holes of Happiness

Guerrilla gardening at it's finest! The pothole gardener.... putting a smile on many bemused faces by planting gardens in the pock marked pavements of East London. I love it.

Congratulations on your Holes of Happiness. It's such a clever way of highlighting a problem while bringing a little joy to the situation. 3 cheers. xox

Found via Susannah Conway.

Flippin' Pizza's

Waiting for Pizzas
after a day at the beach.
Totally transfixed
by the art of flippin' dough.

Tired, sandy & ready for bed
the entertaining dough show made the wait worthwhile.

Thank you Pizza Pizza they were truly delicious.
I do believe you've inspired a new generation of Pizza flippers.

xox

Moose on the losse

I discovered the delights of Gretel home this morning. I'm totally smitten with this moose of the loose & these pendant lights by Iacoli & Mc Allister.

Simplicity, it's so damn beautiful. x

Happy Australia Day. x

Have a wonderful Australia Day whatever it is you do!
We'll be celebrating with a couple of mandatory Aussie traditions... good mates, a BBQ, beer & the Hottest 100.

#1 song? Any clues? I have absolutely no idea this year.
I'll be happy just to enjoy the ride. xo

Summer PJ's

You may remember this sweet Liberty fabric from way back here. I was going to make a pair of pants for the Z man to take away with us...but somehow in all the holiday preparations it slipped off the list.
With the midday heat bearing down on us yesterday we retreated from our blow up pool to the air-conditioned indoors. We only need to use our air-conditioning around 3 times a year as our house stays pretty pool. Yesterday however, topped the charts and so on it went.
Z, to his great delight, watched a movie while I whipped up a pair of pj's using this very rock star pattern by Dana at Made.
They have a slightly flared leg with a low riding elasticised waist... perfect for emergency toilet scrambles!
The second pair I made with one eye on the Nadal and Berdych match last night. They're not so rock star but there's plenty of room to run around in.
The pattern is a ripper, super easy and so fast to whip up. No previous sewing experience is needed to succeed, I promise. I'm thinking a pair of these may be in order for Z's first day at kinder next week.

Homemade lemonade recipe

German Vintage Lemonade Bottle available over at luvredford's Etsy shop.

We've been making our own lemonade since Christmas day. It was a special treat for the kiddies. It sure beats the sickly sweet commercial lemonade which tends to send my little man a touch manic!
The mint in this recipe makes it.
Since Christmas I've whipped it up on a number of occasions as it a brilliant thirst quencher on a hot, sticky day. With today's temperatures heading towards 34 degrees I figure another batch is definitely in order.

Homemade Lemonade
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of water
6 sprigs of mint
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Sparkling mineral water to serve.

Place sugar, water & mint in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Once dissolved remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
Once the syrup is at room temperature add the lemon juice. Then strain the liquid through a fine sieve.
Decant using a funnel into a bottle with a tight fitting lid.

To serve, pour 1-2 tbsp of syrup into a glass and add mineral water.
*It can be stored in the fridge for up to a month.

As I don't have a gorgeous vintage bottle I found these cute free printable labels. Whalla, totally professional.
If giving the lemonade as a gift these kitchen printable gift tags from The Homemade Home are super sweet too.
Enjoy, especially my lovely cousins, Simone & Bec. It was great to share a glass with you on the weekend x

A fortunate find

'One mans trash is another mans treasure, what he don't appreciate the next man will.' -unknown

Z and I seized 2 of these incredible 50's style bedside tables last week. I am totally smitten with them.
They make our bedroom feel so grown up. Previously I had two wine crates, painted in one of the beautiful metallic Porters range, stacked as my bedside table. I'd carted these crates from one rental to the next dreaming of the day I'd be a grown up...... with matching bedside tables.
I'm pleased to announce the day has arrived and the tables are even better than I'd dared dream.

The world sure does work in mysterious ways and I'm totally delighted and grateful it does. I LOVE our bedside tables. Thank you for passing them on were they are truly appreciated and adored. xox